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Dom St Peter
Domplatz 5,
Eastern Bavaria
Northern Bavaria
Germany
0941-586-5500
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Admission is free.
Hours: Opening hours are daily from 6:30 am to 6 pm, closing at 5 pm from November to March.
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Eastern Bavaria
Northern Bavaria
Germany
0941-586-5500
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Admission is free.
Hours: Opening hours are daily from 6:30 am to 6 pm, closing at 5 pm from November to March.
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Construction of the Dom St Peter (Cathedral), started around 1260 shortly after Regensburg became a Free Imperial City. It was a prestige project to show off the wealth of the city and it is still the most important Gothic structure in Bavaria. The new cathedral replaced its Romanesque predecessor, of which the Eselturm (Donkey Tower) above the north transept is the only remaining part. The city overestimated the size of its purse as well as the skill of the architect.
His planned 160-m (520-foot) single tower could never have been constructed. In addition to the laws of physics, a shortage of funds meant that the building was only completed in 1525, sans tower. The spires, making the west towers 105 m (340 feet), were only added in the 19th century and it was a shoddy job–they had to be replaced a century later. The western façade is richly decorated. Inside, the church has three naves nd a non-projecting transept.
Most of the stained glass windows, as well as the sculptures of Mary and the Archangel Gabriel, on the west transept pillars, are from the 13th century. The high altar was constructed between 1695 and 1785. Note the plaque on the south wall for Pastor Johann Maier.
He was hanged on the square on April 24, 1945 for demanding that the city should surrender to the advancing American army rather than waste life and property on a lost battle. The cloisters, the Romanesque Allerheiligenkapelle, and the Carolingian Stephanskapelle can only be seen on the guided tour of the cathedral.
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